Climate change linked to African locust invasion
Hundreds of millions of the insects have swept over the Horn of Africa in the worst outbreak in a quarter of a century, says the United Nations
As threats rise, African scientists delve into climate change health impacts
From how more carbon dioxide will affect crops to potential hikes in malaria and heat waves, Africa needs to understand more, fast, about its rising health risks, researchers say
Bangladesh hopes to stem trafficking of Rohingya by opening schools
Bangladesh believes education can protect the young refugees from traffickers' false promises of work and better lives
Storm-hit Zimbabweans endure another rainy season in risky homes
The government is planning to relocate residents of flimsy houses near rivers that flooded when Cyclone Idai hit - but engineers say a comprehensive overhaul of building codes and materials is needed
Hunger, fear and death: an Ethiopian migrant family's story
Scientists and humanitarians say Asha's story – of a once prosperous family – will become more familiar as repeated disasters push families into competition for ever-scarcer resources
Trump leaps into Middle East fray with peace plan that Palestinians denounce
Proposal lets Israel keep control of W. Bank settlements, sees eastern Jerusalem district as Palestinian capital
Death toll from flooding in Brazil mining state rises to 52
Some 33,000 people have been displaced or evacuated from their homes
Militia clashes in Central African Republic kill around 40
Up to 50 people may have died in some of the country's worst clashes since armed groups agreed a peace deal last February
Thirty-nine killed in militant attack on Burkina Faso village
The attack is the latest in a surge in violence in that has killed hundreds and forced more than half a million from their homes
For Burundi gravedigger, bodies and memories resurface as mass grave exhumed
Authorities are uncovering those slain in ethnic violence as part of a truth and reconciliation process